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Yuriko Yamaguchi (voice Actress)
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. She was previously affiliated with Vi-Vo and is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her major roles include Ritsuko Akagi in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Nico Robin in ''One Piece'', Sonia in ''Eureka Seven'' and Nurse Joy in ''Pokémon''. Filmography Animation Film Tokusatsu Drama CD Video games Dubbing *'' Independence Day: Resurgence'', Elizabeth Lanford (Sela Ward Sela Ann Ward (born July 11, 1956) is an American actress, author, and producer. Her breakthrough TV role was as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series '' Sisters'' (1991–1996), for which she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandin ...) References External links Official agency profile * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamaguchi, Yuriko 1965 births Living people Voice actresses from Osaka Prefecture Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Aoni Production voice actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon Tarento Meikan
is a Japanese illustrated annual directory of Japanese entertainers, or ''tarentos'', issued by VIP Times Inc. that was first published in 1970. The directory's company established on 1969 and its current representative director is Mutsuko Igusa. Overview Genres of entertainers and their offices are described in many profiles which are active in Japan. It is adopted as a portal site of entertainer database. It is first published on 1970 as . It is renamed to ''Nihon Tarento Meikan'' from 1973. VIP Times Company is founded by Shigetaro Igusa who has an experience of television stations during his time at office, and felt the need of the photos, names, and agencies can be triggered in its first issue. History VIP Time's predecessor Leisure Tsūshin-sha was established on 1968, which Shigetaro Igusa was appointed as representative director. It issued the leisure newspaper, ''VIP Times'', that introduced attractions, historic sites, and entertainment industry news around Japan. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurogane Communication
is a Japanese manga series written by Hideo Kato and illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma. The individual chapters were originally serialized in '' Dengeki Daioh'' in 1997 and published in two ''tankōbon'' volume by MediaWorks. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which a lone human survivor, a girl named Haruka, lives with a family of five robots. The manga series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Go! Comi. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation animated by A.P.P.P. premiered in Japan on Wowow on October 5, 1998 and ran until its conclusion on March 29, 1999. The anime series was released to Region 1 DVD in North America by Media Blasters. A two volume light novel series, written by Mizuhito Akiyama, was also published in Japan 1998 and 1999 by MediaWorks under their ''Dengeki Bunko'' label. Plot Haruka is an ordinary 13-year-old girl, but her life is extraordinary because as far as she knows, she is the sole human survivor of a global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Panther
is the name of a hentai manga created by Yu Asagiri, which later spawned an OVA. Both manga and anime were licensed by Anime 18. Plot Taking place in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world, this is the story about three beautiful, young females named Sonya, Kei, and Lukish. They are in an extremely popular girl band called The Pussy Cats which is managed by an old hag. However, this is only a cover up. In actuality, the girls are the notorious female assassins known as The Midnight Panther, who will kill men for money by first sleeping with them and executing them in their own unique manner. The old hag is, in reality, a witch who arranges the transactions. However, when the girls receive a commission to kill the despotic king who is murdering his subjects, one of them takes the job personally and requests the honor. Characters * Sonya Sei : :: A very sexy, dark haired buxom woman who has the ability to grow and retract her extra resistant hair which she uses to garotte her v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Lala
''Fancy Lala'', known in Japan as , is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998, following an OVA released in 1988. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in '' Ribon''. The original designs were created by Akemi Takada, who worked on many of the 80s' Studio Pierrot series. The anime series was licensed for English release by Bandai Entertainment with a dub produced in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by Blue Water Studios. Plot summary One day, a 9-year-old elementary schoolgirl named Miho Shinohara is given two stuffed dinosaurs by a unnamed stranger. The stuffed dinosaurs come to life and they present her with a magic sketchbook and pen. Within limits, and subject to varying degrees of control, she can draw in the sketchbook and bring the drawings to life. Miho can also transform into a teenage girl, whom she names Fancy Lala. One day, Lala is scouted by Yumi Haneishi, the president of the talent agency Lyrical Productions, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dream Of Mimi
''I Dream of Mimi'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1993 to 1997, with its chapters collected in three ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) produced by Pink Pineapple and animated by OLM in 1997. It was released in North America by The Right Stuf International. Plot A young student named Akira has saved up a large sum of money to buy the latest and best personal computer - only to find out they are sold out. He then finds what he thinks is the same model number in an alley, and buys the large boxed-up machine from a shady character nearby. When he gets home, Akira is shocked to find that his new computer is a bio-android shaped like a pretty young lady. He is even more shocked when she tells him that she constantly needs his semen to refresh her physical memory. Characters M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Princess Miyu
is a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA (Original Video Animation) licensed by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop (later by Maiden Japan) and released in 1997. Plot Stranded in the space between the human world and the demon underworld, the series central characters are a Japanese vampire girl named Miyu and her Western Shinma companion Larva. Miyu is the daughter of both a human being and a Shinma (a name for a race of "god-demon"). She was born a vampire and as such, she was awakened as the guardian whose destiny is to hunt down all stray Shinma and send them back to "the Darkness"; charged with the responsibility of returning the evil demons away. Before turning 15 years old, she yearns to return to the darkness herself but not until she has banished all the Shinma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Athletes
is a Japanese franchise which includes an OVA series animated by AIC, a manga by Yūki Nakano, and a 26-episode anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from October 1997 to March 1998. A reboot manga, ''Pale Blue Dot: Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART!'', was serialized from July 2020 to March 2021, and a new anime series was announced. The new anime television series by Seven aired from April to June 2021 on TV Asahi's block. Crunchyroll, formerly Funimation, licensed the new series and the English dub debuted on September 27, 2022. Plot Battle Athletes ''Battle Athletes'' is a six-episode OVA set in the distant future where, after many years of war with an extraterrestrial race, a contest of physical strength between one representative from each race is agreed. Although the alien race is far superior to the humans, the human champion prevailed, marking an era of peace for humanity. A University Satellite is created where the greatest athletes of the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid
is an original Japanese anime television series that was produced by Kitty Films and was animated by Triangle Staff and aired from October 9, 1997 to April 2, 1998 on TV Asahi. The series later spawned a PlayStation video game, released on August 5, 1999 by Xing Entertainment. The game is a fantasy role-playing game where the player takes the role of a mermaid In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes asso ... trying to find the secrets of her race. The game uses a turn-based fighting system with special moves and attacks. The blocky graphics were typical for a PlayStation title of the era. References External links * 1997 anime television series debuts TV Asahi original programming 1999 video games Fantasy video games Japan-exclusive video games PlayStation (con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindaichi Case Files
is a Japanese detective fiction, mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Shin Kibayashi#Works, Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, the ''Kindaichi series'' was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1992 to October 2017, spanning a total of 76 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre. The series has been adapted by Toei Animation first as a feature film in 1996 and then a 148-episode anime television series broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and there has since been a live-action film, five live-action drama series, three live-action television specials and further animated features for cinema and television. A new anime television series adaptation, titled ''The Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenchi In Tokyo
is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC and aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23, 1997. It is the third installation of the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' line of series, preceding ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' and succeeding ''Tenchi Universe''. The show was localized in North America by Geneon Entertainment and aired on Cartoon Network from August 25 to September 29, 2000. The opening theme was sung by Linda Yamamoto. The ending theme was , sung by the cast, and Episode 24 had its own ending theme, sung by Mayumi Iizuka. Plot ''Tenchi in Tokyo'' begins when Tenchi Masaki relocates to Tokyo to apprentice at a Shinto shrine. He meets a new love interest, Sakuya Kumashiro, who is a classmate of his at his new school. Much of the series revolves around the development of Tenchi's and Sakuya's relationship and its effect on the girls back in Okayama. Unlike the preceding series in the franchise (Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki and Tenchi Universe is a Japanese anime television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenchi Muyo!
is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise. The original series began with a six-episode OVA called created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and released in Japan on September 25, 1992. The series was released by Pioneer LDC in the United Kingdom in 1994. As its popularity grew, it spurred a seventh episode titled ''Tenchi Muyo! Special: The Night Before the Carnival'' (also known as the ''Tenchi Special'') and a stand-alone ''Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special''. A second OVA series was directed by Kenichi Yatagai that was released in 1994, and a third OVA series, also directed by Yatagai, was released in 2003. A fourth OVA series was produced in Japan, with the first collection released on November 30, 2016. The following episodes were planned to be released with an interval of three months each, and the final part of the series arrived August 30, 2017. On July 12, 2019, it was announced that a fifth OVA series is currently in development, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |